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    Why Is It So Hard to Fix Penn Station?

    <!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–>Countless ideas for making Penn Station grander and more commuter-friendly have been floated and shelved over the decades. The conversion of the James A. Farley Building across Eighth Avenue into Moynihan Hall for passengers was an exception, if […] More

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    How Every House Member Voted on the Bill to Reopen the Government

    <!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> [–> Total 222 6<!–>]–> 216<!–>–> 209 207<!–>]–> 2<!–>–> <!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–>The House on Wednesday approved a Senate-passed bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after more than a month of stalemate. The bill now goes to the president for his signature.–><!–> […] More

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    How Every Senator Voted on Passing the Bill to End the Shutdown

    <!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> [–> Total 60 7<!–>]–> 52<!–>–> 1<!–>–> 40 38<!–>]–> 1<!–>–> 1<!–>–> <!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–>The Senate on Monday passed a bill to end the longest government shutdown in history after more than a month of stalemate. Seven Democrats and Senator Angus King, a Maine independent, joined […] More

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    How Inventors Find Inspiration in Evolution

    Soft batteries and water-walking robots are among the many creations made possible by studying animals and plants. <!–> ]–> <!–> [–><!–>For centuries, engineers have turned to nature for inspiration. Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of gliding machines that would mimic birds. Today, the close study of animals and plants is leading to inventions such as soft […] More

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    Unpacking Mamdani’s Viral Victory Speech

    <!–> [–><!–>Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926), a labor leader and five-time Socialist Party presidential candidate, spoke these words in 1918 while awaiting sentencing after being convicted under the Espionage Act of interfering with the World War I draft. He ran for president from prison in 1920, as Convict No. 9653, and received nearly one million votes.–><!–> […] More

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    See Where Flights Have Been Canceled as Government Shutdown Drags On

    <!–> [–> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–>Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Department officials have said the traffic reduction is necessary to ease pressure on air traffic controllers, some of whom have been calling in sick and working second jobs because they have not been paid during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> […] More